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PATENTED FEB; 5, l1907'.

P. J. LEONARD.

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NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 5, 1907.

Application filed August 9l 1905. Renewed July 1l, 1906. Serial No.325,616.

To a/ZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that l, PATRICK J. LEONARD, citizen of the United States,residing at St. Louis, in the State of Missouri, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Non-Refillable Bottles and l do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to bottles, and more particularly to the classknown as nonrefillableH bottles.

One object of the invention is to provide an exceedingly simple,inexpensive, durable, and efficient bottle embodying suchcharacteristics that it cannot be refilled with an inferior or otherclass of liquids when once emptied of its original contents.

Another object of the inventionresidesin the provision of a bottle ofthe character stated embodying a valve movable within the neck of thebottle in suoli manner as to close the inlet and outlet ports thereof.

lilith these and 'other objects in view the present invention consistsin the combination and arrangement of parts, as will Vbe hereinafterdescribed, shown in the accompanying drawings, and particularly pointedout in the appended claims, it being understood that changes in theform, proportion,

the scope of the claims without departing from the spirit or sacrificingany of the advantages of the present invention.

in the drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view of a bottleembodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a detail view of the perforated disk.Fig. 3 is a detail view of the conical shield. Fig. 4 is a transversesection. Fig. 5 is a detail vertical section. Fig. 6 is an elevationshowing a modification.

Referring now to the drawings, the present invention comprises a bottle1, whose neck portion 2 is provided at its outer end with an odsetflange 3, resulting in an annular shoulder 4. The base of the neckportion 2 of the bottle is provided with external threads 5 for apurpose presently explained, the base of the neck being providedopposite the said threads with an internal annular shoulder 6 for theseating of the ball-valve 7, arranged within the neck of the bottle toprevent the valve from dropping into the bottle and to also prevent thepassage of liquid through the neck into the bottle when the latter is inits upright position.

Resting upon the aforesaid annular shoulder 4 is a perforated disk 8,whose periphery engages the inner face of the annular upstanding flange3. Disposed upon the said perforated disk 8 is the lower flange 9 of aconical shield 10, the shield being open at its conical shield 10, andthen between the in-V ner faces of the top of the hood 12, which latteris closed, and through the ports 13 and out between the outer face ofthe hood 12 and the inner face of the supplemental neck 14 of thebottle, which latter is contracted at its upper end for the reception ofa cork 15, n,

with its lower end interiorly screw-threaded for engagement with theexternal threads 5 of the neck 2 of the bottle. This supplemental neck14 is also provided intermediate its ends with an internal annularshoulder 16, which is designed to bear against the outer lface of theflange 11 of the hood 12 and size, and minor details may be made withinclamp the latter, the conical shield 10, and the perforated disk 8 uponthe aforesaid shoulder 4 of the neck 2.

t will be seen that the upper end of the shield 10 projects into thehood 12 above the ports 13 of the latter and that when the liquid is tobe poured out of the bottle it flows against the inner face of the topof the hood 12,and then therebetween and the outer face of the conicaldisk 10, through the openings 13 of the hood, into the chamber 17,formed between the supplemental neck 14 and the hood, and then passesbetween the top of the hood and the contracted portion 18 of thesupplemental neck and out through the latter in a manner wellunderstood.

It will now be understood that when the bottle is in an upright positionthe liquid cannot be forced into the bottle, for the reason that thevalve 7 rests upon the shoulder 6 of the neck 2. Now if the bottleshould be placed in an inverted position and an attempt made to forcethe liquid into the bottle the pressure of the liquid would force theIOO IIO

ball-valve 7, which is preferably of very light y material, against thesaid shoulder 6 of the neck 2 and effectually close the opening betweenthe neck proper and the bottle. If a person should attempt to force aninstrument of any character into the hood 12, the instrument would haveto be of a very peculiar formation, and even if a person shouldaccomplish the purpose of getting the instrument into the hood l2 hewould rind that he could not reach the-valve 7 .on account of the shield10, and especially the perforated'disk 8;? If `a person should iind thathe could .not reach' the ball-valve 7 through the instru- Vmentality ofan instrument to permit of the lling of the bottle with an inferior orother class of liquid, his attention would be drawn to the supplementalneck 14. I-Iowever, this supplemental neck 14 is cemented to the neck 2ofthe bottle-through the instrumentality of suitable cement 19, whichmay be poured in between the necks 2 and 4 through the opening 20.Therefore in order to manipulate the valvev 17 for the purpose ofholding it in any desired position for the filling of the bottle itwould be necessary to break the supplemental neck 14, therebydestroyingr the bottle as a whole and ositively enlightening others ofthe fact t at the bottle has been broken for the filling thereof of aninferior or other class of liquid. It will therefore be seen that I haveprovided a non-refillable bottle of an exceedingly simple andinexpensive nature and that one will be positively enlightened of thefact in the event that a person should attempt to reuse the-bottle foranother or inferior class of goods.

InFig. 6 I have shown a somewhat different form of bottle pro per, theonly difference residing in the formation of the neck 2 of the bottle loff to one side of the bottle proper instead of arranging the neckcentrally, as in the other form described* This second form of bottlemay be preferred under certain conditions.

What is claimed isl. A bottle comprising a neck provided with externalthreads and an internal valveseat at its base and an annular shoulder atits top, a perforated disk tted upon said shoulder, a shield upon thedisk the shield being open at both ends a hood rovided with ports in itssides, and a sup plpemental neck provided with internal screw-threads atits lower end for engagement with the external screw-threads at the baseof the aforesaid neck and provided intermediate its ends with aninternal annular shoulder for engagement with the aforesaid hood toclamp the hood,

the shield and the perforated disk upon the aforesaid shoulder.

2. A bottle comprising a neck provided with external threads and aninternal valveseat at its base and an annular shoulder at its top, aperforated disk fitted upon said shoulder, a shield upon the disk theshield being open at both ends, a hood provided with ports in its sides,a supplemental neck provided with an internal screw-thread at its lowerend for engagement with the external screwthreads at the base of theaforesaid neck and provided intermediate its ends with an internalaimular shoulder for engagement with the aforesaid hood to clamp thehead, the shield and the perforated disk up on the aforesaid shoulder,and plastic material arranged between the neck proper of the bottle andthe supplementary neck for cementing the necks together.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

PATRICK J. LEONARD.

Witnesses z W. WARREN, D. SLAEPPEL.

